I’m again and this time it’s with MY favourite recipes from 2024! These are the recipes that I completely couldn’t get sufficient of this previous 12 months and ones that I’ve come again to time and again as a result of they’re simply THAT good.
So scroll the listing beneath… you may discover recipes that you just personally liked this 12 months or maybe some new to you recipes that you just’re planning to place in your must-make listing so you possibly can see what the fuss is all about.
1. Sesame Roasted Greens and Chickpeas with Garlic Tahini Yogurt Sauce
That is a kind of recipes that I merely couldn’t cease consuming. The candy and tangy lovely roasted veggies and chickpeas in a sesame ginger sauce paired completely over a tahini yogurt sauce. And let’s not overlook about the entire contemporary herbs that make this style contemporary. I scooped it up with pita, however placing it on prime of a mattress of jasmine rice or pearl couscous could be a dreamy, wholesome dinner.
2. Actually Distinctive Salted Banana Chocolate Chunk Cookies
I used to be extremely shocked that I liked these as a lot as I did. The primary chew drew me in with it’s deep, wealthy, caramelized banana taste. The dough hints of brown butter and cinnamon, and with every chew you get puddles of darkish chocolate with that flaky salt. Severely the most effective bites I’ve had in a very long time.
3. Sluggish Cooker Gochujang Hen Sandwiches
Please don’t skip out on these sandwiches! OMG I liked how spicy and barely candy and are tremendous simple to pop within the gradual cooker for a simple dinner. Belief me once I say that these are one of many best, tastiest dinners that you may serve a wide range of methods. Attempt serving the rooster over rice for a superb high-protein meal prep!
4. Scoop It Up Kale Couscous Salad
Top-of-the-line salads I’ve ever had in my life. Severely. It’s one in every of tangy and zesty flavors due to a stupendous lemon French dressing and the crunchy, candy pickled crimson onions, tangy feta, shiny inexperienced olives and tons of contemporary herbs. This is able to be unbelievable served with my sizzling honey salmon from my cookbook. Please make it asap! You gained’t remorse it.
5. Strawberry ‘Almond Croissant’ Puff Pastry Tarts
Are you totally obsessive about almond croissants like me? Do you’re keen on something and every thing almond flavored? Then you could attempt these lovely, simple strawberry almond croissant puff pastry tarts. They’re probably the most good spring brunch (or actually anytime you’re feeling such as you need one thing lovely for brunch!) The puff pastry will get golden and crispy and there’s an scrumptious almond filling plus the crunch of sliced almonds that get fantastically toasted and golden within the oven. Make asap and put together to fall in love!
6. Sheet Pan Herby Lemon Garlic Hen and Potatoes
A go-to dinner for our household! I completely LOVE how scrumptious and EASY this sheet pan meal is. The tangy lemon dressing and marinade creates tender rooster plus golden, tender potatoes. Serve it throughout that zippy, peppery arugula after which prime with feta and plenty of contemporary herbs. So good, so easy. A must-make dinner!
7. Sluggish Cooker Italian Hen Sandwiches
UTTERLY OBSESSED with this recipe!! I really like making it once I’m entertaining as a result of it’s a recipe that everybody loves and it’s simple to throw collectively. For this one, I primarily took the flavors of Italian beef (a Chicago-staple!) and used rooster as an alternative, as a result of frankly, I simply love rooster greater than beef. The rooster comes out tender, there’s just a little warmth from the giardiniera and there’s probably the most unbelievable tang from pepperoncini. Throw it in a sandwich and name it a day!
8. Grilled Turmeric Lime Hen Bowls
I really like this recipe as a result of it jogs my memory of rising cucumbers in my backyard. I used to be so proud they grew so lovely and I used to be impressed to make a crunchy cucumber avocado salad, then determined to whip up a candy and savory marinade for some grilled rooster and serve it over spicy, gingery garlic ramen noodles. Actually a dinner I couldn’t cease consuming.
9. Peanut Butter Protein Cookie Dough Bites
I really like peanut butter and I really like cookie dough, so alas, this recipe was born out of my love for candy little treats and my ardour for getting in optimum diet. This was a recipe I couldn’t cease making. To me, they felt like the proper little candy chew once I was in the midst of writing my cookbook and wanted a fast nutritious snack. Belief me once I say you HAVE to make this recipe. My kiddos love this one and so do I!
10. Vanilla Brown Sugar Oatmeal Latte Cookies with Espresso Icing
One other favourite cookie from AK Cookie Week this 12 months! Oatmeal cookies are at all times going to be on the highest of my listing however whenever you add brown butter, darkish brown sugar and espresso powder, it’s going to be a assured winner!! I actually can not believed how a lot you all liked these!
11. Shiny & Herby Lemongrass Hen Inexperienced Curry
Enjoyable truth about me: curry is one in every of my favourite meals. I really like how warming it feels and the nourishing substances and loads of veggies make me joyful. This one has lemongrass, which isn’t essential however does provides a freshness and brightness to the curry. This can be a nice, fast and straightforward recipe for meal prep. Don’t overlook to prime this one with TONS of contemporary herbs and put together to move to flavortown.
12. Spicy Brown Butter Goat Cheese Pasta with Candy Corn & Honey Roasted Butternut Squash
There are in order that many unbelievable flavors on this, it’s laborious to not wish to make it. The candy squash! The spicy BROWN BUTTER & GOAT CHEESE pasta! The little bites of candy corn! Plus the pickled jalapenos? Actually a dream. Do this one with orecchiette pasta subsequent and also you’ll be in love, too.
13. The Most Scrumptious Breakfast Cookies
My 4 12 months previous son used to wake me up at 5:30am begging to make these breakfast cookies. I used to be joyful to crawl off the bed and begin baking, as a result of not solely do these cookies convey a smile to his face, however they’re additionally filled with diet due to peanut butter, oats, hemp, chia and flax! SO FREAKING GOOD. We hold these within the freezer always now and on busy mornings I’ll throw one in my son’s lunchbox, or I’ll munch on these for a fast post-workout refuel.
14. Spicy Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Parmesan & Chili Crisp
I imply the image kinda says all of it, proper? They’re simply so lovely, insanely crunchy, spicy and served with probably the most scrumptious yogurt sauce for dipping and cooling the brussels down. Good served with rooster or salmon. Actually only a incredible facet dish that I’ll be making once more quickly!
15. One Pan Baked Pesto Orzo with Hen Meatballs
One other household favourite! And that is filled with each protein and tons of veggies! There’s golden brown umami-rich mushrooms within the pesto orzo so as to add numerous taste, and zucchini within the rooster meatballs to assist hold them moist and tender. I serve with one with numerous crimson pepper flakes for the most effective one pan dinner.
16. Veggie-Packed Meat Sauce (freezer-friendly, nice for teenagers!)
A giant pot of this meat sauce was one of the repeated meals in my kitchen this previous 12 months. It began as a approach to embrace extra diet in my child’s diets, however once I realized how flavorful it was and the way a lot they liked it, I’ve made it time and again. I find it irresistible with spaghetti, pappardelle and linguine. Rigatoni or ziti is nice, too!
17. Lemon Pistachio Cake with Pretty Lemon Frosting
This was the 2024 Valentine’s Day cake and it was actually a favourite. I examined the recipe 5 or 6 occasions simply to ensure it was good and I couldn’t be extra proud of it. The lemon pistachio mixture is such a pleasant shock and the lemon frosting is mild and addictive. A should make!!
18. Pasta Pomodoro
That is one other repeat dinner in our home. I made this one numerous occasions due to all of the little cherry and sungold tomatoes my attractive backyard produced. I used to be at all times searching for methods to make use of up the buckets of little tomatoes I picked and this simple pasta at all times delivered on taste and ease. This one’s nice with grilled shrimp or rooster for a lightweight summer time dinner.
19. Zucchini & Sausage Baked Orzo with Sizzling Honey & Feta
In all probability the most effective one pan meals to make when you could expend a ton of veggies! I really like the zucchini, corn and bell pepper combo, plus the sausage, creamy orzo, tangy feta and sizzling honey. Add some contemporary basil and also you’ve received your self a loopy good, loopy nutritious dinner.
20. Curried Chickpea Couscous Salad
Want a fast vegetarian salad you possibly can get pleasure from all week lengthy? Then do that curried chickpea couscous. It virtually has each colour of the rainbow and the simplicity of it is among the causes it’s so nice. You can also make this in about 20 minutes and it stays good in your fridge for days!
21. Espresso Yogurt Chocolate Chip Espresso Cake
Espresso and chocolate is one in every of my very favourite dessert combos and this cake is every thing I may need for just a little breakfast deal with. The trace of brown butter and maple builds the flavour of the cake much more. Did I point out it has an espresso glaze? Yeah, you gotta make this one ASAP.
22. Sheet Pan Jalapeño Pistachio Hen Meatball Bowls
If you would like a high-protein dinner that feels just a little spectacular, then make these! The flavors will shock you and also you’ll love constructing a wholesome bowl with layers of taste. Yum!
23. Salted Tahini Butterscotch Cookie Skillet
All of my favourite dessert flavors in a single GIANT cookie? It’s gonna be a hell sure from me. I really like how the candy butterscotch pairs completely with the earthy tahini. Attempt serving this with vanilla bean or a salted caramel ice cream. Finest simple dessert ever!!!
24. Candy and Spicy Gochujang Hen Bowls
I can’t consider how good these had been. One other simple dinner favourite for my husband and I and even my mom in regulation commented on how good this recipe was. The candy and spicy rooster is ideal over rice, in tacos or with pasta (rice noodles or pappardelle is incredible!)
25. Salted Butterscotch Zucchini Espresso Cake
Oh my gosh you guys! This one is simply dreamy! The brown sugar crumble. The candy butterscotch. The moist cinnamon-spiced cake. Please make this and revel in with a cup of espresso. You’ll find it irresistible, I promise.
I had the very best 12 months and can’t thanks sufficient for being right here and persevering with to help Formidable Kitchen! I couldn’t do that with out you.
